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e⋅pic⋅ri⋅sis

1  [i-pik-ruh-sis]
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–noun
a critical study or evaluation.
Origin:
< Gk epikrísis a judgment (Compare epikrnein to judge, equiv. to epi- epi- + krnein to judge); see crisis

ep⋅i⋅cri⋅sis

2  [ep-i-krahy-sis, ep-ee-]
–noun Medicine/Medical.
something that follows a crisis; a secondary crisis.
Origin:
epi- + crisis
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Main Entry: 1epic·ri·sis
Pronunciation: i-'pik-r&-s&s
Function: noun
: a critical or analytical summing up especially of amedical case history

Main Entry: 2epi·cri·sis
Pronunciation: 'ep-i-"krI-s&s, "ep-i-'
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural epi·cri·ses /-"sEz/
: something that follows a crisis; specifically : a secondary crisis
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epicrisis ep·i·cri·sis (ěp'ĭ-krī'sĭs, ěp'ĭ-krī'sĭs)
n.
A secondary crisis in the course of a disease.

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